Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 80 and Huawei Mate 70 Air - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 80 vs Huawei Mate 70 Air

82 out 100
Huawei Mate 80
VS
78 out 100
Huawei Mate 70 Air
Huawei Mate 80
Huawei Mate 70 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 80 Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.75 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Huawei Mate 70 Air, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020A. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 80
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Air
  • Larger display: 7in
  • Lighter design: 208g vs 217g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5750mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 80 and Huawei Mate 70 Air
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate 80
vs
Huawei Mate 70 Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.75 in 7 in
Resolution 1280x2832 pixels 1320x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.85 mm (6.37 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 76 mm (2.99 in) 81.5 mm (3.21 in)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 in) 6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Button Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 80
90.9 %
Huawei Mate 70 Air
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 80 and Huawei Mate 70 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 HiSilicon Kirin 9020A
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process SMIC SMIC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Da Vinci
Graphics Maleoon 920 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 80
1563
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 80
4988
Huawei Mate 70 Air
3483
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15631212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49883483
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a3730
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 70 Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 80
1321223
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1248520
CPU360961351901
GPU286060278517
Memory445494405011
UX228708213091
NanoReview Score13212231248520

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 6 HarmonyOS 5.1

Battery

Volume 5750 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensorn/a1/1.3
Pixel size1.6 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm69 mm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 107 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 18 mm 18 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 660 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 100 W Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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